“Some 30% of New Zealand engineers use manual time Sheets, says Epower’s founder and director Sean O’Sullivan, which provides information that is: too little, too inaccurate and too late. Manual time sheets costs an engineer with 10 workshop staff $750 per week, $36,750 per year in lost production time daily and administration time. He adds 60% of engineers do not use manual time sheets because of the many issues and the very high cost. “Ten percent of NZ engineers use forms of labour tracking apps, PCs or touch screens on their workshop floor and big screen TVs in office and workshop floor presenting each and all workshop staff, all jobs and tasks and task times all in real time,” says O’Sullivan. “The TVs ensure maximum transparency, accountability, production and productivity.” He says your competitors who use this technology have massive labour time and labour cost and profit advantage. “A 20% reduction in your labour time on jobs, guaranteed to be delivered by Empower Software, will increase your annual profit by projected 60%+ per year. Your production manager needs this tool to monitor and manage workshop staff and jobs proficiently.” Empower Software is a very lowcost subscription priced App, eg $130 week. Empower interfaces with leading accounting and ERP software.”

NZ Engineering Magazine – August 2022 Page 37